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School locked down after firearm warning
A dispute over a cat led to a lockdown at Avondale College after it was alleged that one person involved threatened to use a firearm.
<i>Wing Wah Chinese Restaurant</i>, Avondale
Some of my first "dining out" experiences involved a group of us, in our teens, going to Chinese restaurants where we enjoyed the novelty of a non-European cuisine.
<i>Sideswipe:</i> Athens holiday, Rome included!
Ben of Avondale would love to book Mondo's three-night Athens city break, which appears to also take in the Colosseum in Rome.
Man died of natural causes, police say
The man whose body was found in a carpark next to a suburban Auckland police station died of natural causes, police say.
Concerns for missing student grow
Police say they cannot rule out foul play over the disappearance of an overseas student a week ago.
Student 'taunted' into teacher attack
Student Tae Won Chung stabbed his teacher after being goaded about his fear of North Korea and returning home to military training, a court hears.
Avondale student to appeal jail term for stabbing teacher
A 17-year-old Auckland student will appeal a jail term handed down today for stabbing his teacher in the back in class.
Woman said she was 'very naughty' after son injured, court told
A woman on trial for assaulting her son told her husband she had been "naughty, very naughty".
Woman bashed child because he wet bed, court told
A three-year-old who wet his bed was allegedly beaten so badly by his mother he was left with brain injuries, the High Court at Auckland hears.